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**TEAM CAPTAIN**
• 2007-08 Recipient of the J. Herb McAuley Freshman Unity Award
• Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
In Tech's Record Books:
• 100-Free (9th), 45.16
• 200-Free Relay (9th), 1:22.18
• 400-Free Relay (2nd), 2:58.97
As A Junior In 2009-10: Swam the third leg of the 400-Free Relay team that came in fifth place at the ACC Championship with a time of 2:58.97 also taking 18th place at the meet in the 100-Free with a time of 45.29 ... Earned first place in the 100-Free vs. Emory finishing with a time of 46.79.
As A Sophomore In 2008-09: Set career top times in the 50-free (20.92) and 100-free (45.16) at the ACC Championships ... Touched the wall in the 200-free in 1:41.81 against Emory for a new career best.
As A Freshman In 2007-08: Recorded the sixth-best time on the team for the season with a 46.39 in the 50-free, which he posted at the ACC Championships.
High School: Three-year letterwinner under coach Rebecca Von Ooslendorp and coach Kay Pruitt ... Four-year letterwinner in basketball under coach Charles Beene ... All-Area and all-District in basketball during senior year ... First African American to hold Mississippi high school record ... Senior and junior class president ... National Honor Society ... Beta Club ... Drum major in band, SADD club, mu alpha theta, hall of fame honors for high school, student council president, graduated with special honors.
Personal: Born Jeffrey DeWayne Phillips on July 27, 1989, in Oxford, Miss. ... Son of Willie and Clarise Phillips ... Has three sisters, Clarrissa Childress, Kimberly Jones and Moesha and one older brother, Jamie ... Majoring in Industrial engineering.
| Phillips' Career Top Times (through 2008-09 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 Free | 20.92 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Free | 45.16 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:41.81 | vs. Emory (1/31/09) | |||||||||||||||||||||
